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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-g374-mggx-p6xc)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439779

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an incomplete scope-clearing vulnerability in trusted-proxy
 authentication mode that allows operator.admin privilege escalation. Attackers can exploit this by
 declaring operator scopes on non-Control-UI clients, allowing self-declared scopes to persist on identity-
 bearing authentication paths and escalate privileges. (CVE-2026-41404)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.3.31 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g374-mggx-p6xc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439779

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/3/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.02

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41404

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 6.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41404

cwe: CWE-863